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Mason Cross invites Simon to his hometown of Glasgow to uncover a case that literally unfolded on his doorstep

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A man admits that he is afraid of the Judge, who dresses him down for making poor business decisions; he said an online ad 'tricked' him.

A man is grilled by the Judge when he allegedly threatens a woman's credit score; he claims it's all a money grab

A man admits to cheating on his lover while living at her parents' home, but claims only four of his phones contributed to her $4,800 bill.

A man is accused of lighting his ex-fiancé's mother's car on fire and then hiding in the shrubbery; he denies all claims.

A man suffers multiple stab wounds to the head and face as his tires are slashed when a couple allegedly gang up on him over money.

An award-winning equine writer denies awareness of a horse slaughter operation in Mexico and sues for alleged bullying on an animal rights blog.

A man claims his eight-year-old son needs a therapy dog, but his pet sitter says it's just a way for him to have a dog in a 'no pets' building.

A neighbour is accused of invading a family's privacy as a result of pointing surveillance cameras into their backyard; he claims he had good reason.

A woman takes in a friend and her children only to discover that she allegedly has alcohol and drug issues; she sues her for stealing her car.

A woman's 26-year-old car fuels a feud between her son and daughter, as she tries to recover in a nursing home.

The Judge is incredulous that a man would consider buying annual passes to Disneyland when he owes so much in support.

At a tire-burnout party to reveal a baby's gender, embarrassing photos of the teen mother-to-be are posted by her mother on Facebook.

While on a cross-country vacation, a man and his wife discover that staying in a 5.8 million-dollar home is not all it's cracked up to be.

After being scammed out of thousands in a car sale, a young woman sues a man she has never seen before; he claims the same thing happened to him.

Neighbours fight over the collateral damage caused by a fight between their dogs, one of whom allegedly requires cosmetic dental surgery

After losing an election, a couple accuse the winning union members of sending out 800 defamatory flyers to voters

A father hires a woman to care for his child while he is away for business then accuses her of maxing out the credit card he co-signed for her.

A man's demeanour in court leads the Judge to rule that she wouldn't let him drive a tricycle let alone a car which he is accused of wrecking.

Unwed parents of a six-year-old girl fight over a tax refund after alleged jail time, job loss and drug possession.

A woman sues her former friend for profits from a litter of Pit Bulls and for allegedly making a false arrest.

Teenagers rumoured to have a history with the police are accused of damaging their own apartment; their mother is sued for repairs.

After a woman suffers a catastrophic stroke, her son sues her caregiver for damages from the 'accidental' discharge of one of his guns.

The mother of murdered Julie Hogg was convinced her daughter had not disappeared by choice. By changing a law on double jeopardy, Julie's killer was finally held accountable

John Willits is called to review an accidental drowning of a three-year-old girl in a swimming pool, but his experience of similar incidents tell him this one was different

SIO Steve Wilkins was shocked at a series of unsolved crimes in his hometown. He was given permission to launch a new operation which would review all the evidence.

The mysterious death of Jake Embert, who apparently shot himself at home one morning. However, his devastated family do not think he killed himself

Alisha Caneles-McGuire was shot seven times and killed on her doorstep, and detective Tedd Betts was the man tasked with getting to the truth

In 1979, two men stormed into Carl Gaimari's house and shot him six times. Almost 35 years later, detectives Bill Stutzman and Mike Kirby vowed to solve the case once and for all

A look at how journalist Satish Sekar's determination to seek justice for three men wrongly imprisoned for murder led to the real killer being put behind bars

In 1974, Annie Ross vanished when she went on a date and her body was later found. The case went cold until the 1990s, until Jim Engen was set the challenge to solve it

A schoolgirl disappeared after a Christmas shopping trip and when her body was discovered nine months later, former DCS Chris Gregg led a team of detectives to solve the case

In 2012, a group of school friends of 17-year-old Danny Goldman, who disappearaed in 1966, formed an investigative group who refused to let him be forgotten

Peter Robinson invites Simon to Yorkshire, the setting for his DCI Banks series, where he reveals the largely untold story of 14-year-old stabbing victim Elsie Frost